Makeshift Incubator?

[Evadig]

Do you have a flashlight? I have a small one that works great but even a bigger one can work of you cut the extra light off. Could you still see movement and veins in all of them?
Here are a few candling pics of an internally and externally pipped egg. Yours should look very similar. View attachment 3936799View attachment 3936800View attachment 3936801View attachment 3936803View attachment 3936804

Ok. I never thought of using a flashlight...and I pride myself on using the least amount of tech as possible!

I'll see what I can do, and yes, mine look similar to yours. I candled all three and they're still kicking and the veins are visible.

Humidity is at 68 but there is a 10F+ difference between the meat thermometer (MT) and the other one - the MT reads 87F and the smaller one reads 101F.

 

[MGG]

Ok. I never thought of using a flashlight...and I pride myself on using the least amount of tech as possible!

I'll see what I can do, and yes, mine look similar to yours. I candled all three and! they're still kicking and the veins are visible.

Humidity is at 68 but there is a 10F+ difference between the meat thermometer (MT) and the other one - the MT reads 87F and the smaller one reads 101F.

Haha! No worries.
That's good. I just wanted to make sure they were alive at least.

That's a big difference. Can you post a Pic of your thermometers? I'd calibrate them in some ice water to check accuracy and then just go off that. Just fill a cup or mug with mostly crushed ice, and then add a little bit of cold water. Stick your thermometer in there and swirl it around some, you should be able to get it down to 32°F. You can also do it in boiling water if they're meat thermometers with metal probes. That's probably an even more accurate method.

 

[Evadig]

Here’s the thermometers. I have a reptile one around here somewhere. I’m going to see if I can find it.

I just heard one of the eggs peeping!

 

[Evadig]

A better picture of the meat thermometer

 

[Evadig]

One of the eggs has pipped!
One is peeping in its shell.
The other you can feel it kicking or pecking.

Humidity is at 65 and MT is at 95F, small T is at 100F.

Edit: the peeper has pipped as of 11:00.

 

[Evadig]

It’s been at least twelve hours since the first egg pipped and he hasn’t made any progress…Should I start worrying (not like I haven’t been ever since I brought them in! )

 

[Glory to His name]

It’s been at least twelve hours since the first egg pipped and he hasn’t made any progress…Should I start worrying (not like I haven’t been ever since I brought them in! )

It’s very hard to wait! I would give him 24 hours from pip before intervening.

 

[MGG]

Here’s the thermometers. I have a reptile one around here somewhere. I’m going to see if I can find it.

I just heard one of the eggs peeping!

A better picture of the meat thermometer

One of the eggs has pipped!
One is peeping in its shell.
The other you can feel it kicking or pecking.

Humidity is at 65 and MT is at 95F, small T is at 100F.

Edit: the peeper has pipped as of 11:00.

It’s been at least twelve hours since the first egg pipped and he hasn’t made any progress…Should I start worrying (not like I haven’t been ever since I brought them in! )

Oops sorry I missed these! If there's still active I wouldn't stress about the temp. Odds are it's fine. They can produce a lot of their own body heat at this stage anyway.

No don't assist. Ducks take a super long time and always do best on their own. I've only ever had to assist a few ducklings and I've hatched hundreds. They're good strong hatchers and almost always know best. I've had many take 36-48 hours to hatch after externally pipping. They have a lot of yolk and veins to absorb so they just need lots of time. As soon as they're ready they'll pop out fast. I know it's hard but just be patient. Keep misting them so they don't dry out, but that's all they need.

 

[Glory to His name]

Oops sorry I missed these! If there's still active I wouldn't stress about the temp. Odds are it's fine. They can produce a lot of their own body heat at this stage anyway.

No don't assist. Ducks take a super long time and always do best on their own. I've only ever had to assist a few ducklings and I've hatched hundreds. They're good strong hatchers and almost always know best. I've had many take 36-48 hours to hatch after externally pipping. They have a lot of yolk and veins to absorb so they just need lots of time. As soon as they're ready they'll pop out fast. I know it's hard but just be patient. Keep misting them so they don't dry out, but that's all they need.

Oops, I forgot that these were duck eggs. Disregard what I said about 24 hours.

 

[Evadig]

It’s very hard to wait!

It’s awful, especially as they’re right under my nose!

Oops sorry I missed these! If there's still active I wouldn't stress about the temp. Odds are it's fine. They can produce a lot of their own body heat at this stage anyway.

No don't assist. Ducks take a super long time and always do best on their own. I've only ever had to assist a few ducklings and I've hatched hundreds. They're good strong hatchers and almost always know best. I've had many take 36-48 hours to hatch after externally pipping. They have a lot of yolk and veins to absorb so they just need lots of time. As soon as they're ready they'll pop out fast. I know it's hard but just be patient. Keep misting them so they don't dry out, but that's all they need.

Ok, that’s good to know they take a long time.

I’ll just sit here and